Udupi: "As per the new law enacted last year in the state, neither the police nor the hospital authorities should harass those who admit accident victims to hospitals. If the police made them witnesses forcefully, the police can be booked under this Act", said Udupi SP Nisha James.

Mangaluru: A student drowned in a swimming pool at a resort near Moodushedde on Saturday night.

Udupi: Four more accused held here on Saturday in related to the murder attempt on Pudu gram panchayat member and fish businessman Mohmmad Riyaz (34). With the arrest of four, the total number of arrested accused has increased to 9.

Puttur: A girl who accused Puttur rural police of torturing her in a theft case, was admitted to the government hospital here on Saturday. Following this case, three police personnel including two police women of the rural police station were suspended from the service.

Mangaluru: The syndicate members of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru met in Mangaluru’s Hotel Ocean Pearl for the 142^nd Syndicate Meeting on Saturday, June 29 here.

Bantwal: A labour was killed and another seriously injured when they came in contact with a live wire during the work at Kolnadu near Vital on Saturday.

Surathkal: Fishermen and other tourists at Mukka beach near Suratkal as a dead long shark had washed up on shore here on Saturday morning.

Belthangady: Belthangady MLA Harish Poonja on Thursday night stirred controversy when he said that the cow vigilantes groups will deal with the cow thieves with swords, with swords. “If the police department is unable to take action against them we are ready to do everything” he added.